Scott Weiland Interview - Realization of Addiction

[Shangri]

Actually there are 5 videos, and I could swear they are from 2005.

http://www.grammy.org/musicares/recovery/inspiring-stories
(Scott is the first one so it's at the end of the list, there are also Slash, Kushner, Ozzy, Forrest, etc)

[CMCracker]

Hate that chris cornell mustache thing he has going on there

[Robert DeNiro]

Nice to hear it from Scott. Thanks for posting!

[Purple]

Hate that chris cornell mustache thing he has going on there

The only mustache I hate more than that one is the one Anthony Kiedis is sporting now.  They look like aspiring porn stars

[JugeSTP]

TO RCLAR and Sinnamontoast:

Sinnamontoast, I appreciate you coming to my defense.

RCLAR, HOLD ON a second there buddy. Easy easy. You can slow your roll down now and quit barking away. Let's not get offended and suggest that I claimed something that just isn't there. Meds or no meds is a challenge that all bi-polar people live with. My dad is bi-polar and my uncle is bi-polar. One of my best friends is too. Some people have it worse than others, and everyone reacts differently to medication.

I never said you can't live a normal life as someone suffering from bi-polar. Not once. Let's go ahead and get that out of the way right now. My family members live very normal lives. Some with, some without medication. It's all about managing a condition and everyone does it in different ways. There is no clear cut recipe, so everyone handles it different. Some people also have way more extreme cases than others. To assume I made a sweeping generalization like that is assumptive at best and overtly sensitive at worst. Again, to be clear: I NEVER SAID YOU CAN'T LIVE A NORMAL LIFE IF YOU ARE BI POLAR. You can live a normal life as bi-polar with or without meds. It is different for everybody. WTF is a "normal life" anyway? If you figure that one out, let me know.

As far as what I actually did say, not what you are accusing me of erroneously RCLAR, taking meds and drinking is stupid. Period, end of story. I don't see how you can argue against that. I also said bi polar meds make you feel lethargic. I've never taken them personally, but my dad has, my uncle has, and my friend has. I've seen the transformation after they started taking them. They are a completely different person on them. They are slightly detached, have a hard time finding words, and they're sluggish at times. There are benefits too, but I know there are almost ZERO benefits if they start drinking on top of them. Drinking, in fact, is often times what triggers the manic episodes to begin with (without meds).  Not all meds are the same, and they affect everyone differently... but I've been around and had enough experience with BP meds that I think it's fair to say, IN MY EXPERIENCE, that it chances people that take them while they are on it. Not in a good way or a bad way, it's just something you have to weigh. Does the positive of the drug outweigh the negative. That's like any drug. Very few drugs out there are 100% no brainers to take. Imagine if there was a drug that was healthy and made you high as a kite and have no negative effets on driving, your responsibilities or whatever. We'd all be hooked. 

All you have to do is look at this interview with Scott Weiland then, and look at him now. He's 100% completely different. Based on my experience with BP meds, that's what I think it is. I think he's drinking heavily and he's on meds, which is making him really lethargic and foggy. I don't have inside knowledge and I am not 100% sure. It's just my gut feeling, and I think I'm right. If you disagree, then explain to me the overnight transformation that occurred over the last 4 years with Scott. He cannot get through an interview man, listen to him now. he doesn't even bother anymore because he comes off really bad. You think he just forgot how to talk?

[JugeSTP]

the problem now that's different from these interviews is definitely the bi-polar meds. You feel like a zombie. He's also drinking on the meds, which is really stupid and makes things worse. It worsens the zombie affect and is counteracts the benefits you get from the drugs. He's basically lethargic from the meds AND drunk from the booze. That's why he slurs his words, can get his thoughts out, and stumbles in his speech.

Now, hold on just a minute... Every now and then, Scott Weiland fans seem to completely revise the pathology of bipolar disorder and its treatment in order to explain away addict behavior. You make it sound as if the only choice you have is between suffering from your disorder or combating it with medication that will, without exception, turn you into a zombie. There are plenty of people who suffer from bipolar disorder who are able to live a normal life on medication. And for you to even pretend to know what medication Scott is on - if any at all - and how it affects him is just plain absurd and ignorant. Bipolar is a serious condition which shouldn't be used flippantly as an explanation for erratic behavior displayed by a person you do not even know.

And look man, we all know Scott is bi-polar. That's been documented plenty. In the past he's chosen to live w/o meds, but with his constant relapsing into drugs he may have gone back to the meds.

I think we've all seen this pattern w/ Scott over the years. Things are great for a while, then BOOM relapse and everything starts to fall apart. He climbs out of a hole, gets himself back together, then BOOM relapse. That's exhausting for him, his family and his career. Personally, just speculating here, he went back to meds to have a stabilizing force in his life. His ups are nowhere near as good as when things are good, but his downs are also never as rock bottom anymore. Now that he has kids, he needs that consistency. That's what I think. The fact that his speech pattern and behavior has been so sluggish lately supports my theory that he's on meds and drinking heavily. We all know he's drinking heavily, but alcohol doesn't turn someone stupid like that on it's own. I think it's a combination of both. His behavior the last 3-4 years, which has been EXTREMELY out of character from what we're used to, supports my theory. I think if he gets off the booze, he'll be able to manage the meds better and he'll slur/seek words and stumble less. We've seen him sound better at times, and I think that's when he's laid off the sauce a bit. I think it's pretty obvious he hasn't had a clear head for a while though.